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G. H. ARMITAGE. DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR VENDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26. I913. 1,398,994, Patented Dec. 6, 1921.

II SHEETS- SHEET 3- J IMfE/ITOR G. H. ARMITAGE.

- DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR VENDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26. 1913.

1,398,994, Patented Dec. 6, 1921.

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G. H. ARMITAGE. DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR VENDING'MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED .ULY 26.1913- 1,398,994. Patented Dec. 6, 1921.

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WINE 8858 Br A/MX/ MM A ORNEY AVAHABLE CO P G. H. ARMlTAGE.

DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR VENDING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26.1913.

1,398,994, Patented Dec. 6, 1921.

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AW-JLABL G. H. ARMITAGE. DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR VENDING MACHINES.APPLICATION FILED JULY 26.1913.

1,398,994, Patented Dec. 6, 1921.

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DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR VENDING MACHINES.

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v .1 nome p woo vsdciiil'r jniionn "Isnllivif' Assmnon "r; KELLEYconrona'rroiv on NEW @Nnmd-irrncnmnsFfriar 052781304;

, as'uhjectloftheKing of-wGreat-Britaim and ,edrawn fromthe-wi eel, andthe slackin-the residing-1mWoonsocket,icountyzofnBnoviostzipthereofakept minder control; to providezdence, andlStatei ofiRhode lslaindyihav in zzmean'si b'yiwhich, at theend of: a feeding-opzvented 1 acnew and ruseful lmpr'o'vementiin:.e1'ation;= a; cutting mechanism may be brought DeliveryMechanismlforrYendingj-Machines, into action and rpositively operatedtosever 2 of whichthe follovzing is a 'descriptionii is'aszdesiredrnumberiof articles from-the, strip :Thislinventiona-ihasireferencd toll-vending .oto'g provide ineansfby which.the: force or machines and, particnlarly,;to-machines ca--zpoiveniwitlfi;which Zthe articles. are fed :for'

quantities; or1'one,-two or moreconsecntively, etc @rovidia'i meansub yiwhich, notwithstandor V ingzanynnumber aidesiredQ; andzivy'hendeingotliexpoiner oniforce-si'equiredifor, ,or-consired, withincertainlimlts abcerdiilgetogthe -V-:sumd;i1ivd1he =deli-very ion the articles,'said coin orscheckdeposited. r gMore-panticnlarly-apowerioriforcezshall be=restored to.;the1:ma-l' rtheiinvention:relatfesitdfecding. mechanism chine at the end of each deliveryoperation;

for coin: controlled- .apparatus capable: E-of cto =provide 'imeans:whereby in" a cycle of vending ordeliv'ering'one'ona plurality olf,movements, including-delivery *andprepazgarticlesas may he desired,according tojthe :.i'ation t-fon delivery';.-=thepowerstored in thecoin-deposited and, fongthe sake -:of; illustraappaiiat'us shallzbeused-and restored; to'pro ;.tion-, thexinvention is ,shown asjemhodiedino-i fid' rlnearis'avvhereby' the deliveiyactioniof 1a machine'which may;befconsideredla; dQYelthe machine shall be performed by onesource-.ropment {of z the machine shown ;izdesQribBd,-.:nfspower;andthecrestoration fof the'power, ia'nd Tclaimeld'ingtherapplicationofdElias consumed: in deliveryjction, shallbe,Kelley;;Ser'ial-#593.;339, fi1edi1)ec,,3, 1910;; producedbyaanothergsource iof power; to giAmong the ,-objects' ofimysinventionmay a provide a man'sby Whicha prime vmover for be noted:thefoll'owin'g: to; provide a circu- 1;;lthe niachineishall keepconstantlylin' action larlysmovingjfeeding'mechanism;capahleof fia;trainofldriving mechanism, for the pur- 'deliveringone 'orinorearticles, according'to ;a predeterminedrule of action imposed upon themechanism by -a coin or ch'eclg ,deposited in the machine; to provideafeeding-mechanism which when the feed drum thereof has performed its 7delivering function, will be lockedagainst any further movement nntilits controlling mechanism is again broughtto action; to provide'a'circularly-moving feeding mechanism WlllCh operates posidelivered, andwhich doesjnot penetrate, nor

tively upon, and controls, the articlestobe in any manner deface,thearticles; to propact in form and positivein operation; to providemeans by wh ch every u'nitgn'iove,v

'- ment of the feeding drum- 01 wheel may: be

' registered or. counted,-.- irrespective of;

-- -vvhether the particularmovement imparted tofthe drum contains'oneora plurality of, unitmhvements; jtojprovide means for ad-. justing. orlimiting the movement of the feeding wheel, according to -predete 1minat ion, rwith reference to the-value. of the coinHde-g posited in'themachine; to )rovide;. in combinatiojn ith the feeding mechanism, apullregulated ;;;to provide. a simple, cheap, positively acting, andcompact feeding mecha- ;nism f0 r1 vending machines capa le ofresponding successrvelyjto, the controlling action of coins ofvarious-denominations so as to,;del1ve r from the same reel, 'or from asingle strip, andthroughthe medium of a zralityrof articles.

,si-ngleqlrum orjfeedingdevioe, one ora' plu- With thelforegoingohjec'ts in vievv, and others which he -detailed during the course of.this-descriptiom my invention con- .sists in, the :parts,-,features,elements and mechanisms, and combinations of parts,'0r

, features, orl elements or mechanisms hereinafter-described andclaimed.

g M device Pmeans of 1' Be it known that Gnonen iARlfITAGE, "which therequisitenumben of tickets-may ;be

' vention; 1

'in'the'direct-ion of the arrows;

Primarily, it should be understood that ment to the driving-shaft.Moreover, I desince the, invention in this case has reference W sire. itunderstood, that my invention conto thedelivery;mechanisnifaiid"the"severalfltemplatestheIiseofiariinterniittentlybpercooperating mechanismsand mechanical de- 'ating'motor, 'or"one;"which' may fbe set in vices going to make up saiddelivery mechaaction when the -com is deposited in the nism, the meansby which the machine is machine, in'much the same manner as such trippedinto action has been illustrated in motor. is operated and caused to,transmit the accompanying'dr'awings only to an eX- power as in themachine builtaccoiding to tent sufiicient to showthe modeofsetting"'the-Tsaid. application of Elias H. Kelley, the trippers inaction; also, in view of the above referred to. Hence, it is to beunderfact that the single feed drum performs all stood that, though Ihave shown in my presthe feeding functions'in' thema'chinein'coentvinvention a constantly running motor, operation with the singlestrip of articles, myinvention is not confined to this mode of thedrawings have beencurtailed so "as to 'obtaining'the'primary'motivepower. show but one portionof themid-plate on which the major portion ofthe apparatus is "larly-to Fig. -1, the' partially shown motor, secured.In the drawings: 'has'its shaft'2 provided-at its lower end Figure' 1 isa front elevation of-so much with a' worm 3 meshingwith a"wdrm'-'wheelof the'machine as is deemed necessaryto 5:4,carried by the driviiig shaft5,"journaled illustrate theform and generalmode of asin thegear-casing'6,1dependingi from the sembling the various partsoftheziivention; mid-platte ?ofithemabhine. The mid-plate Fig. 2 is a rearelevationof'the 'machine 'Thay'bef'supported in anysuitable'jvay s asshown in Fig. l;themotor andsuchfothr to Sus end r. elevatethgsame'andsupported parts being omitted as are*deeined'tobe*unpart qbbv xh -ba bfi lb 'i c i necessary to a proper illustration-of'therini -"the'shaft'5"are omittedi fromithe drawings since they are unnecess'ary wanunderstanding'of my invention; Whatever form the Fig. 3 is a" top planview-of the'inachine as illustrated'in F igs2;

' *Fig. 4' is a horizontal-central sectionsubstantially on the-lineL-bfFig.- H

ofhthe Qm id p'late' from 'contact with thebase ofathe 4 ease"andpermitthe prroper operation of the ga horizontal strip -controllingdevices. ('lonveniently,-the tially on the line 3 -3- of'Fig. 7 andlooking lmot iri um untedi hp0nth z id p1i t =be id Referring to thedrawings; and: partial-"- -The' casingyand the opposite bearing for--toward the back of the 'Fig 6"is a central vertical section sublithelatter-isdnelo'sed between, and*supported stantially 'ontheline 55OfFig. 7, looking by,' twoaplates: S fand' 9',"- sh'owii in Figs. 1, 7

direction of the arrows 1 'Fig. 7"is a' 'left side elevation of themaachi ne, or in the and'{ 111;" whi'ch are suitably bolted 5 togetherMid 511M116 p-b i p eand hav in 'thfeii-"lower portions, extenflingbelow I the inid-plate,' bearings for the 'several shafts-hereinafteFfiescribed; and particularly the i 'drivem shaft -10, which,'0n"'its -outer end,

Fig. 9 is a vertical section substantially'fcarries the gear-wheelibmeshing with the on the line 6 6 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 10 is a vertical section substantially 'on' the line 1-1 of-Fig; 3;

Fig. 11 is a right-si'de elevatioii of the machine as seen in Fig.8,'with the clutch exposed and the driven gear shown in outline;

Fig. 12 is a perspective showing in enlarged'detail the means by whichthe powerspring is anchored; and

Fig. 13 -1S' a sectional plan of adetail showing the tri'pper'mechanism.

While I havel'showh iiiFig'l I of'the'drawings, as a motive power-forthe constantly running parts of the machine, an electric motor, thelea'ds from' which may be coupled "toany service wiresfound convenient,I desire it distinctly understood that my inven-- coupled to a f'looseclutch -member 15 so 7 as to drive" the driven" shaft" periodically for10", three segments '16 secured to membee 15,

and intervening balls '17; the segments surrounding' the'camandthi?balls being" located between theendsbf the segmeiits, 'theilatter janathe balls being circularly arranged about the" cam and loose withinithe'body of "the" gear. [a A I sprin as, shown particularly in Figi Iand Secured to and" s'urrounding'the tion is notrestricted norconfinedtothis"hub 19 of a collar20"s',e cured"-'to'sh'aftilOlis motive power,as any prime-mover maybe stretched and securedto-mov'able memberemployed by which to impart rotary move- 15 of the clutch, andkeepsthe-fixed and' 130 p I 7',l ki gtheinechanismsliowii i'mFi Jl-below the= i downwardly "or in the direction arrows; r

the heme 0r: the delivry mechanism'; anti 1 O0 oi ;a .link '40,.p'ivotally securedthereto at 41,

loose partsof the clutch apart, or in aninoperative position, incombination with arm 22, on rock-shaft 21, which engages a shoulder23'on 'the periphery otthe loose member.15.=?-'Another crank-arm 23 onthe opposite end of the shaft is ;.pivotally connected to a rod 24,. seeFig. :10, which passes through 'a swiveledbearing 25 and the upper endof which is screw-threaded into a socket-portion 26, the .opposite endor" which is pivotally connectedto -a tripper-frame 27. A spring28';surrounds the rod and is confined betweena washer set upon the bearing25, and a washer operated upon by the jam and set nuts 29 threaded. uponthe screw-threaded endof the rod. The tripper-frame 27 is journaledupon. the shaft 30, vwhich is mounted in bearings in the upper part ofthe two frame-plates 8 and 9, and is permitted slight movement upon saidshaft betweenthe adjustable stop 31and the rockshaft.21.."v

' The shaft 30 also. carries a segmental detgnt-plate32, seeZFigs .=4and 10,.the hub of which is journaled upon the hub of the tripper-plate27 .a-sThez'shaft also carries on the other. side. oi thertripper-platea pinion 33, which-meshes :withathe'segmental rack 34, on the upperendzof a lever 35, journaled at 36, in the -frame-plate.'9,?'andhavingitslower end curved "and provided. with anti-frictionalroll 37,carriedina; bifurcation 38, at

theazext'reme lowerend thereof.-: The antifrictionalroll is'maintainednormally in contactwiththe; periphery of a cam 39, by means and a.spring-42,-coiled=ab0ut the stem of the link .andien'gaging the .shoulderofthelink at one end'andqaiswivehbearing 43.at the opposite endtliroughwhich the stem of the link operates, as shown inrEig. '10. :1 The linkand spring; in: addition t'on'ormallyholding the anti-d'rictionalrollr3.7,against.the periphery ofzthe cam 39,1- also normally holds theseg "mental-rack at. its extreme rearward position ink engagement "with:the' a pinion .33; The sleeve oi thepinion 33 also has a crank-armextending therefrom, provided in its outer end. with a bufier'consisting of a tubular. member 45, through which a pin 46extendsand+inwhich, surrounding the pin, a coiled spring 47'is-contained. The pin 46 is "provided-atits.lowerzendwwith ahead orflange 48, which "engagesthezbottom of the tubular member and a shoulderon the upper end ofthe pin within the tubularmember is engaged by thespring 47, the opposite end of which engages the lower end of thetubular memberand thus normally maintains the pin in an outwardlyprojecting position with its flange 48 against the bottom of the tubularmember. Pressure upon the outer end of the pin compresses the springwhich acts as a cushion, as will be readily understood. Thetripper-framc 27 is provided at its lower front end with a fixed stop49, the function of which will be presently described. The frame-plate 9(see Fig. 11) is provided on its outer side with a plurality of lugs 50arranged circularly and spaced apart a sufiicient distance to permit theproper feeding movement, as hereinafter described, to feed a definitelength of the ticket strip, according to the value of the coin depositedin the machine, or correspondingly with the tripper 75 which is actuatedthrough any medium desired. Each lug confines, by means of a strip 51,removably secured thereto by screws 52, the upper end of a rod 53,having near its upper end a collar 54 against which one end of acoiled-spring 55 surrounding the rod engages, the other end of thespring engaging the said strip. The lower end of the rod is connected toany suitable actuating mechanism (not shown) under coin or checkcontrol, or under control of a coin-slide, plate or other device, or ofthe hand of the operator, as may be desired. The upper end of each rodprojecting above the confining strip on the lug engages the short arm 56of-a rocking tripper, the journal 56? of which extends through theframe-plate 9, a similar journal 57 being extended in alinement throughthe tripper plate 27, and having on its inner end a stop lug 57, havingthe generalconforma tion of the letter A; The space between" the legs ofthe lug is sufficiently extensive to permit movement of the lugs intoposition such as to cause its opposite ends to operate as a stop whenthe lug is turned for the purpose. The fixed pin 58' limits the movementof the lug 57 in opposite directions by engaging the legs thereof. SeeFigs. 9 and 10. The jour nal or" the stop-lug also carries an arm 59,receiving a pin 60, in a slot thereof, said pin being carried by crank61, carried on the tripper journal 56*. The arm 59 has pivoted theretoone end of a link 62, the outer end of which slides through a lug 63,fixed to the tripper-frame 27. A spring 64 surrounds the link 62, andone end engages a shoulder of the link, and the opposite-end engages thelug 63, the normal tendency of the spring be ing to force the linkoutwardly and thus hold the arm 59 in normal position. Extending 115downwardly from the arm 59 is an arm 65,

the lower end of which enters an angular recess 66, in the periphery ofthe tripper-segment 32. .The arm 65 has considerable play in the recess66 and operates to actuate the 120 tripper-segment a short distance inopposite directions for purposes presently described. Thetripper-segment is located between the tripper-frame and the frame-plate9; and the tripper parts 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 and 64 are 125 locatedbetween the tripper-plate and frameplate above the tripper-segment. Thestoplugs 57 and limiting-pins 58, however, are located on the inside ofthe tripper-frame above the permanent stop 49, and in sub- 130 therequired adjustment. In this simple] manner, the tension of thespringISO maybe adjustedv so as'-.to cause themfeed-wheel,

through the medium of thefeed-arm, toibe quickly carried to itsfulleSteXtent, or' to any extent desired, according tothenumber-j ofarticles-or ticketswhich it is-desired to have delivered from themachine; corre,- spending to the value of the coin deposited therein.When the feed-armisstartedon its return to its initial position, asabove-dd scribed, the feed-pin is immediately released upon the'reversemovement of the returningarm, thus permitting said teed-pin .toenter anaperture. in the driving-wheel, the said apertures Ibeing so spaced ordistributed; about the periphery of the driving wheel asto provide forthe accurate entrance oi the feed-pin therein, irrespectiveofthe de ;eeof feed movement imparted tojthe eed; wheel, and irrespectiveof theposition-oi the feed arm; that is to say, the feed pin and cooperatingapertures are of suchrform that when the said pinjis released by thereturn: ing arm, and by any accident; should the pinjupon the completereverse movement of the feed arm not enter an adjacent aperture,1 saidpin will, nevertheless, rest upon the: pe riphery of the driving wheel,and upon be;

ing released. by .the catch-lever, will enter the first aperture thatpresents itself in the pathof movement ofsaid pin, the drivingwheelbeing thus always sure to be positively engaged by the driving pin. Anyreverse movement of the feed-wheel and driving-wheel is prevented bytheratchet-wheel 98 which is fired rigidly to the back of the feei'hwheel,as shown in Figs, 6, 7, and 8, and which ratchet-wheel is engaged by adetent comprising the bell-crank lever 99 journaled at 100,011 theinside of the frameplate 8, a spring 102 engaging the horizontal arm ofsaid bell-crane normally forcing the vertical arm thereof into the path.ofmovement of the ratchet teeth. Rotation of the ratchet flips thedetent out of engage ment with the teeth, while the spring returnsthesame to the position shown in Fig. 7. Thenormal adjustment orpositioning of the detent is provided for by the screw. 108, workingin alug .on frame-plate 8 the end of the screw engaging the journal of thedetent 99, which: latter is shiftable inwslot 104, by'releasing theclamping-nut 105.

The shaft 30. also has fixed thereto a sprocket-wheel 106, the samebeing located between the ratchet-wheel 98 and the frameplate 8, saidsprocket-wheel "driving a chain 107 (dotted lines) which in turn-drivesa sprocket-wheel 108, on the extended endof the shaft 109, of a counteror register whichmay be of any conventional typeegilt is shown aslocated on theyupper front portion of the frame ofthe machine inzatriangularcasing 1l0,-Figs. 1, 8,9,.10and 11,:the ;front of which isprovided with-the;usual tjranjsparency 111,4through whichthe nmn'eralsonthe, counting {wheels may be observed-i- By drivingthe. counter from theshaft 30Iwhich carries the feeding-wheel, every movement of; the.feedingmheel; will be registered and5 the counter 1 is so constructed asj to reg'ister.

7. 3 ar icle delivered; whetherthe delivery} be;o'nly oneat a time,or-severahf 1, 7

The art'cles carried; asebefore. described,- either; in :reehform .or 1stacked; are-led, over the;guide-bar 1.1112 5:1 ke-11m ever; 113journaled,at;11 l,.on;ashait in the lower end 115; of the frame-pla and9,,-. 1pm: vided witha -.segmental-pinig' n{.116jco6peratingwithafseglnel talrrack 117 3 urnaled in he fr m rpla 9; eflhe cr c 1 h e-pet lb ennn t dzt iit helower end Qfiarqd 1 which. passesthrough aswivel-bearing 119, andthe upper end of: which is provided with we dri-p t; 120 a wa e e sired'.;; Agspring mlsurrounds therod, and

herupper end-.- oti a dispr ngiadja e,

sw l bea ing- .et h no ma it n eecy therspring is .t dift theand-thereby'the segmentalgrack; An antifrictional-roll. 123 iscarriedonthe!journal;pin124-which connects the to -therach; and the sairhrollis isp d- -h th -;Q .':;m ve nt. Qfi cam 39. andjust-below theantifrictionalroll 37 Carrie don the lower end of-v the segmental-lever35. The rotation of the cam 39 will :depress the segmental-rack 117against thegcompression-ofthe spring 121 and thus rotatethesegmental-pinion 116, so as to swing the take-up lever 118downwardly. The upper end of the take-up lever has j ournaled therein anantifrictional guiding spool 125. 'Belowthe same a similar spool 12-6 isjournaled in the drama plates. The web of articles is led,.as beforestated, over the guide-bar 112 jof the take-up lever and then aroundthe' spool -120and between the same and the spool 125 carriedgon theupper-end of the take-up lever, and then around the latter spool andbetween the same and the-lower grooved-end 127 .of a guide orretaining-plate, which lower end is secured-firmlyito the frame-platesin any suitable manner. The take-up lever has the twosimilar.-=;arms1113 between which its, guiding-spool-l25 is journaled,andthe two, arms aresprovidedat opposite sides with.

bufi'ers 128 located so- ,aszto engage the jour- 'nal 129 of theguidespool-126 -Thus, as the take-up lever is returned to its normalposition under control ofthe spring the bufiers engage'the said an undueblow. v

The cam-shaft 10 also has fixed thereto a pinion 130 which meshes with apinion 131 journaled in a fixed portion or" theframe, such as a'lug 132projecting from the midplate of the machine, see Fig. 5, which latterpinion has a crank-pin 183 secured therein, which is connected by a link134 to the pin 135t the 1u g'or'b'lock136 depending from a reciprocatingcutter-bar 137-. The sa id'cutterbar slides inwa'ys formed in a'sma-llframe 138 secured to the mid-plate of the machine, and havin aforwardly"extenting ortion 139- provided with a slot-1&0 whichr'egis'ters with a slot 141 in the cutter-bar whichin turn registerswith a slot H52 in thejtop plate 143 of'the cutter-frame: Thelewer'surfa e of the top p'latejof the cutter-i'raifne' has appliedthereto a stationary enemas, thesame being s'e'cur'edin position bymeans ofa -pl'u-. rality 'o fser'eWs 145 so that the' same ma he revediorsharpening when requir d- The cutter-harm? alsopgovifledwith:ahlade 146 securedfthereto b y meahs-of screws 1 1'?- so that it maremoved for sharpening when required. By this construction; it will beseen that the cutter-bar is finnly' secured in'the cutter-'f ame' -so hste'pievent at from journal Without imposing 8 having anyhtherinevemehtsthanqoh ifiaai;

nai reciprocatioifs'f find at sari reciproca tions rwesitive; my reasooi tghe ur ne-fig mechanism thr'efon The' slots 140348. and 142 are'at''th hottem' os ndggregistrwnh; the, delivery e d ofIa chute deemed by;ap air or pntesms ail-(1 149; which? extend P from near the hppersufiac'e 6f the we? plate oft-he cutter the; oint*above the she i or thefeed wheelg Theehiite is r g idlyfi xed inpositiontyjmeefisersupgorthigharsisoex: tending between thdtwt'oframe-plates 8 "and ued around the periphery of the-'feed-ivheelbyiiieans of the guiding-plate 15 111611 en-'- circles 'the' 1atteiheartheafixed end 127 thereofto near hi; the chute. The 'guiding platei 151"and the periphery o'f the feeding wheel, form apfl'mary chute in whichthe strip ijs confined's'otha't it white 1 5 0.

properlyfd nd maintained on the periphcry of the; feed-wheel inengag'ment'witlr the feed-pins 86$ It will-thus be seen 'tliat theticlr'ets after beingpass d'around the uiding takeaip spools are fed intothe lower'end 1 27 ofth'e primary cliute,"and intoengageiheiit with thepins on the peripheryof the feed whe'el; it being understood'that thestripof tickets, or

other articlesto 'be vended, is provided with notches :in' 7 itsopposite edges correspondi'ri to the position ofthe pins on 'thefeed-whee'l,

severed "by the cutting blade. Delivery -is made from the machinethrough the mid plate, the upper surface of whichis substantially flushwith the lower surface of the cutting frame.

It will be noted upon reference to Figs. 9 and 10,'that thefirst andsecond stops which be designated familiarly as the five and ten centsstops,meaning the stops at which point the 'fee'd wheel will havereceived its maximum movement for the delivery of either one or twotickets respectively,-'have' theconvention'al form of the letter A, asheretofore stated. The "succeeding' or thi'rd stop on the extreme rightof the two figures would also have this form, if it weredesired todeliver fora single coin three articles in a continuous strip. As hereinshownfho'wever, my invention is con'structe'd with referenceparticularly 'to the delivery of one, two and live-article's for'co'insranging: in values as five, ten and twenty-five cents; In conse quence;th third stop is modified in for'm so asto eliminate" theext'ended'aiigdlar -pcrtion: which would operate in the path of move: mentoi'th'eiug'onfthe'ieeding am; In consequence, the ie'edingar m, when thetwentyfive cent tripper is-actuated, wily-be released in iisuail manneras for a fi ve "Cent 01 a 'ten oefit coiiig but, 'ewing. to' the-factthat fiv'e' articisaf to be delivered "avar ce-inasmle str i ythe armmust' ha ve the (requisite rah'ge df movement. Such requisite iange'qrmaziimum'mevement he'en figare'clouttoi be tlief posi't i'oi1' ofthesttipm 'ar'riedby the tripper frame" 27. wherefore, the feeding arm87 passes" the third stop and moves clearf around until its catch-" lag93,-

or its spring buffer 93, "engages "the st'OP' ESh': thus tickets orarticles may be delivered atpnce; and the said stationary stopi9'o'perate's'"as the corresponding elem'eiit 'for the singular endsofthe five t'e'ii cent 'stops hereto; fore des'ciibed. 'Convnient1y,'oroperation in th'e machine, the -twenty-five cent tripper ishzirfinged asshown in FigS." 10 and 1-1. Thisarrangenieiit also ives compactness tothe structure symmetry t'othe ai mngemerit of tlie'tri'pper rods'and theactuating mechanism therefor. p

' As heretofore explained, the spring is very powerful andis"'coinp'el'ld to doto'nsider'a'ble work i and -i's',-'in consequence,'subjected to agreatd'ciil of vibrationtendih to producecrystallization, which tends to make "the spring snap or break at thepoint of juncture with the anchoring means therefor, both on the drumand""off-the shaft. To overcome this, a construction has been providedby means of which the vibration at the points indicated have'beeneliminated.

.This constinction"is shown in Fig. 12,

wherein the parts "are shown verymuch: enlarged, and the' s'haftjiiO isshown a's pr-'0- ide'd with a- -groove- 152'With 'oppbsi'tel y ionextending recesses 153, and \VJlCh groove gradually decreases in depthuntil it merges flush with the surface of thesaid shaft 30. Thus thewindin of the spring about'the shaft to which' it"is anchored is gradualsamemeans for anchoring the other -end of the spring-may be'providedexcepting that the extensions of-thejournal pin, indicated in FigJQas'157, will enter apertures in theopposite heads of the "drum housingthe spring "By this mode offanchoring thespring,"the latteris also heldfrom slipping laterally on its shaft 30, since the walls of thegroove152 'will confine' the same,- as will be readily-understoodwithrefere'nce to Fig.

12', and theopposite plates 79 willperform.

a similarf function the spring. f -Having thus described thedetailsfofmy invention, thefollowing brief statement of the mode ofoperation of the machine will for the opposite end of lie-readilyunderstood:

Bearing in mind'that the spring is wound up or iset so as to have--sufiici ent power to 'drive 'the feeding-arm and the feeding-wheeliar-enoughto deliver the maximum number ofarticles,and also hearingin'mind that the motor'l, in this form of myinvention, is constantlyrunning and driving the shaft 5 and, consequently, the gears'12 and 11,the'latter running freely upon the single revolution shaft 10, it willbeunderstood that when a coin is placed in the slot, or inthe slide, orother receptacle provided in the machine for it. one or the other of thetripping-rods 53 will be pushed longitudinally vertically so as toactuate the tripper arm 56. 'Thus, the tripping mechanism shown in-Figs; 9, 10 and 13 will be set in action and the toggle between thelink or rod 62 and the arm 59 will be depressed or moved from theextreme position shown in Fig. 10 to an opposite-extreme position on theother side of a straight line extending from end to end of the't'oggleparts and passing through the centers thereof. This; operation willcause the stop 57 which is being manipulated, if, in applicants'machine, 'it be'a five or ten cent coin, to extend its end downwardlyin the path of movement of the feed-arm or. the catch-plate and buffer93-93 thereof. The same movement that throws theangular end of the 'stopinto stopping position will actuate the arm 65 so as to give slightmovement to the segment 32, in a clockwise direction, Fig. 9, which willresult-in lifting the link 68 and the arm 70 and moving the arm 71rearwardly. This actionwill release the arm 72 of thecatchleverresulting in drawing the catch-head 7a rearwardlyunder controlof the spring 75, which immediatel frees the catch-plate 93 of the feedarm. he fee'd-p'in being de pressed under" spring control 'so that itsconical end is entered in an aperture in the drum 82, willnow, under thepower of the spring 80, move with its-feed-arm circularly,- orin thegeneral-direction of -thesto 49, until it engagesthe stop 57,.whi0h is1nter-, posed in its'path'.- Sincesaid' stop 57 is carried by thetripper-plate'27, the jar imposed upon the latter by engagementof thefeed arm with the 'tripper-stop, will give the same a slightcircular'movement-around'the shaft 30;-'-The feed armhasyb the movementjust'descrihed," fe'dthe strip of tickets-nor articles therequireddistance through-the medium of the feed -wheel,'the pinsofwhich' engage said strip so that the requisite length has been fedpast the cutting blades through the severalapertures asheretofore'explained." In con'sequence, thestrip is ready to be severed by thecutting-blade 146. "The 95 slight movement imparted to the tripperQplate: 27," as 'just described, depresses the, rod26-24, thus rockingthe shaft 21 and depressing the arm 22freleasing, in consequence, themember 15 of the single revolution clutch. The said -m emher, therefore,is moved upon theshaft 10 sufficiently-to cause' the; segments "16thereof-to 5 push the balls "17 circularly'about the cam member 14 fixedupon the shaft 10. 'The halls, in consequence, are moved radiallyrelatively to the shafting 10 which causes themto frictionally engage orbind betweenthe'cam surfaces of the member l t'and the inner peripheryof the gear-wheel 11, or a steel or hardened lining applied thereto. Inthis manner, the gear 11 is fixed for movement with the shaft 10, sothat under the influence of the gearlQ, said gear 11 will drive theshaft 10 for a single revolution, or until the stop shoulder23 of themember 15 is brought into engagementwith thearm 22, which, imme-.diately upon releasing the said member 15, returns to normal. or upperposition under the influence'of'the spring 28, surrounding the rod-24,this action likewise returning the tripper plate 27 to its normalposition substantially in engagement with the stop 31. Thus, a singlerevolution is also given to thecam 39 in the direction of the arrow,shown in Fig. 10. The gradually increasing surface of the cam 39 movesthe lower end of the segmental lever 35 to the left and the rack 34carried thereby to the right, thus rotating the pinion 33 in a clockwisedirec-- tion and moving the returning arm ii vertically so as to causethe extension 4. 1 thereof to engage the depending arm 89 of the leverwhich controls the action of the driving pin 91. Immediately uponengagement with the extension 4& with said lever-aim 89, the feed pin islifted from engagement with the flange of the driving wheel so that thefeeding-arm 87 may be returned by the returning arm 44: to initialposition, shown in Fig. 4, the returning arm carrying the feeding armback until the tripperplate 93 engages the buffer 77, whereupon thebellcrank catch-lever will be depressed or swung about its pivot so asto present the catch head 7 1 in position to engage the catch-plate 93and prevent the feed arm from being returned under influence of thespring 80. The re turning movement of the feeding arm is accomplishedduring substantially a half revolution of the shaft 10 and cam 39, andduring the other half revolution thereof, the Segmental lever returnsthe returning arm to its normal or depressed position, shown in Fig. 9,the antifrictional roll 37 of the segmental lever dropping into thedepression of the cam as the latter presents itself to said roll. Itwill be understood, of course, that as the latch-head 74 is movedforwardly or to the go; right, Fig. 9, the arm 7 2 is lifted, thesegment 32 is returned to normal position, the arm is depressed, the arm71 is moved to the right, Fig. 10, and slides-under'the arm 72, thusholding the-catch-head so as to hold the feeding arm. -Dur-ing themovements just described, the cam 39' is also operating upon the antifrictional roll of the rack-segment 117, causing the latter to actuatethe pinion 116 to depress the pull-off or take-up lever 113, to draw asuflicient amount of the strip from the stack or reel from whichit isfed. By so doing the pull-oil" or take-up armrelieves the-feedingmechanism of any undue strain orretarding movement which might occurweresuch deviceanot: employed. Likewise. the strip is held by the rolls125 and 126, the guide 112, and the grooved portion-127 of theprimary-chute in position so as to be freely drawn through the primarychute by the feeding-wheel. Of course, as the power shaft 30 is moved,the sprocketwheel 106 thereof actuates the chain 107 to drive thesprocket-wheel 108 on counter-shaft 109, which gives the requisitemovement to the counting wheels of the counter 110. Thus, the movementof the shaft for any number of articles to be delivered will beregistered at the counter, and this will be in accordance with the valueof the coin and the number of articles delivered from the machine. Asthe shaft 110 rotates, the pinion 130 likewise rotates in the directionof the arrow, Fig. 8, which drives the pinion 131 in opposite direction,or clockwise, thus reciprocating the link; 1234 the cutter-bar 137 andthe cutterblade liG carried thereby. This action causes the.cutter-blade 146 to shear off the article, or requisite length of thestrip, and return to its normal position, shown in Fig. 8. It will thusbe seen that after the coin has been deposited in, the machine, theoperation of the latter is entirely automatic from the normal cocked andready-for-action position of the machine until all the parts have gonethrough their functional movements and been returned to said positionagain. In other words, the insertion of the coin in the machine tripsthe proper tripper into action, which uncocks and sets on the machine,which automatically goes through the various actions described and allthe parts of which are returned to normal or cocked position again,ready-for a repetition of the said functional movements. Hence, themachine is always ready for action and has its power.

stored therein for carrying tion in its various branches.

Having thus described my invention, what out its rule of ac- I claim anddesire to secure by Letters Pat- 1. A vending apparatus having, incombination, means for delivering articles therefrom means by which thedelivery means may be satin-action; aimotor; a single revo lutionclutch; means connectmg the motor;

with the single revolution clutch for actuating the latter; andconnecting; means be-'- means for resetting the latter for. a'successive operation.

. 3. A vending machine having, combination, a driving motor; a powerdevice; means for delivering articles from the machine; means connectingthe power device with the delivery means for actuating the latter;connections; .between the actuating means and the-driving motor;including asingle revolution clutch for driving said actuating means;and means for. tripping the single revolution clutch into action topermit the driving motor to perform its function in the machine.

4. A vendingmachine having, in combination, a power device; means-.fordelivering articles from the machine; means for normally holding thedelivery means under control; means for tripping the deliverynation,means for feeding articles in a con- 12 20113, of the 3 delivery means;and means rer ezshatti e t et ithe rei liverypos ition-afir cutter fordetaching a nation whereby one orthe other of said trippingfdevicesunaybe hnonght into action so as to en li ee ee et t e-whine w ld l A(.,vendngmachine, hav 1ng, n combine-ans forg delivering articlestherefrom means forperiodically actuating the d ive 2 1 3 m n v f o afwas; etaat eel hal ri qe t rla connections between the cutter and:single nediately ea elivery action, ending machine-having, incombination mans for; feeding articles i in variable qiianti'ty, from a1, continuous L strip to de p ede ermll fi i n mb -1st ar i from thestri ,at theiiielivery ppsition; means acting upon the strip forcontrolling-the slack thereofaand mechanical means for actuatgthedeliverj 'nieans, theicutter, and the controlling means, i

(9.1 A vendingmach nehavmg, ,in combination, means for.deliveringarticles therefrom,

comprising agfeed. wlilthaving means for engagingthe articlesitobeldelivered; a feeding arm for ,drivingifthelieed Wheel; controninmeans for regulating the extent of movement ofthe feeding arm; andmeansfor returning the feeding arm to normal position after each feedingaction thereof.

I 10.; vending machine having, in con1bination, means' for deliveringarticles there fro'n1,comprising a feed Wheel having means forengagingthearticles to be delivered; a feeding arm for driving the feedheel; controllingzmeans for; regulating the extent of movementofthe'ieeding arm; means for returning thefeeding arm .to normalpositidn after eachffceding action thereof; a

v ciitter;-' and' ,means' qfor actuating the same during the operation-ofithe returning means. 1", 11. A vendingmachine'having, in combi nation,meanslfor delive'ring warticles therefrom, comprisinga feedwheel havingmeans for engaging the articles to be delivered; a fee'dingarmjfordriving theiee'd Wheel; controlling means io regulating the. extent ofmovement-1 0i lthe, feeding arm; means for returnin'g tlie feeding'ar'mto normal position after each feeding action thereof;-means forcontrolling'theslack of-the strip to be fed; andmeans for actuating thelatter during the operation of the returning means.

12. ii vending machine having, in combination a feedingwheel; apowerdeviceufor actuating the same, located within the circumference ofsaid-Wheel; a driving connected to c the power: device and; connectio nsbetween 1 the l driving arm the feed Wheelpfor actuating the latter,including a yielding pinaand means forireturning the arm tonormalposition after-the power device has actuated the same for a predetermined delivery r a 1 v c .13. A vending machine having, iucombination, means for. deliveringzarticles there; from, comprising.- a,feed, wh eel a; driving armth iQfdr; power device for act'uat'ing' saidarm .connections between the i driving arm and the feedwheel; aplurality of trip. ping devices QQHGtHlS for holding the driving ,arm,in a} normal'p osition; connections between 'jsaidj holding means andthe trip}:

ping devices, whereby the drivinglarinmayl be released ifrom the.holdingf'means; and means forlreturning the drivingarm to normalposition in engagement wjitli .the hold; mg means.

'--'I-1:-:: 14. A vendlng'machine having, 1n .comb

nation,- means for delivering articles there-I from; a plurality. ofcontrollers for reglgl ates li ry? o t a t l s n a s n le train ofmechanism ,be'tween the'eontr'ollfers, andthe delivery meansfor'tripping the lat-;

ter into action, vvheii oan y. onecontrolleris operated. I 15. A vendingmachine having",inlconibination, means for deliveringarticlesjtherefrom, including a circularly moving arm; a plurality of Controllers forregulating the action of said arm; a singletrain of mechanism betweenthe controllers and the driving arm for tripping the latter into action;and means for returning the driving arm tov position so that thecontrollers may assume control thereof after a tripping action.

16. A vending machine having, in combination, means for deliveringarticles therefrom, 'comprisinga feed Wheel; a driving arm therefor;connections between said 'arm and said ivheel for actuating the latter;a power device for-actuating .the arm; and means for regulatingtheaction of the power device upon said driving arm.

7 17. A vending machine having, in "combi-' nation, means for deliveringarticles there from, comprisingv a feedwheel and a cone necteddrivingwheel; va driving: armand

